Here are a few do's and dont's- Do use high visiblity attire and ride with headlights on
- Do learn Road Craft, the Highway Code and the usual daily maintenance checks for your machine
- Do ride with style, which means avoid paddling or having both feet down
- Do use mirrors with life savers and shoulder checks
- Do consider using arm signals to reinforce indicators where necessary
- Do ride to the system
- Do maximise your view by taking exaggerated lines but never to the point of reducing safety margins
- Do plan ahead and where possible link developing hazards
- Do prioritise hazards. It is no good planning for the right hand bend a quarter of a mile ahead by adopting a position near the kerb too early. What about the blind left hand junction and cyclist for example? These must be dealt with prior to the bend.
- Don't turn up on a dirty bike
- Don't think it is all about speed. The examiner will be looking for a fluid ride, taking all opportunities to make good progress, but all of this is within the speed limits
- Don't take too high a gear as you will have no engine braking and be constantly on the brakes
- Don't disregard the rules of the road such as overtaking on double white lines etc
- Don't cut across lanes on dual carriageways. When exiting be in the nearside lane at the 300 counter board to demonstrate good planning.
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